Law firm that exonerated Chris Christie donated to Christie-led group

The law firm that cleared Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., of wrongdoing in the George Washington Bridge scandal donated $10,000 to the political group heleads, nine days before the firm's internal review of the scandal was released.

On March 18, the firm donated $10,000 to the Republican Governors Association (RGA), a group that Christie chairs and done extensive fundraising for,the Bergen Record reported Wednesday.

The newspaper notes that the California office of the law firm is a regular contributor to the group and that a partner sits on an RGA leadership committee. They did not donate to the Democratic Governors Association in 2012, 2013 or 2014.

The news comes just a day after Christie backed the idea of allowing donors to give unlimited amounts of money to candidates as long as the information is publicly reported in a timely manner.